The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-05

often result in considerable fruit in tn
off years.
Wheat cut when ripe is the best TO
seed; cut when the berry hardens, wher
it is passing from the dough state, Ii
best for -four.
If one or two pigs of a litter are small
er and weaker than the rest, allow then
to suck a week or two after the strong
ones are weaned.
There is only one profitable system o.
feeding, and that is to feed the calf. the
lamb or the pig literally from the day Of
its birth to its maturity.
There is nothing like uniformly good
condition, with no shocks given to the
system of the sheep, for producing a
uniform fiber and the best possible wool.
Mop and wash all parts OF the stall,
trough or manager, in which a diseased
horse has been standing, with a pint OF
sulphuric acid put in a bucket of water.
To make a profit in dairying try put
ting two COWS in one skin; that is, make
the feed and care bestowed on n cow
produce as much as you now get from
two.
Fowls should be provided with fresh,
clear drinking water, especially when
streams are frozen. Both sheep and
chickens need constant supplies of good
water.
Instead of selling old cast iron at one
half cent per POUND PIT small pieces
near the roots of grapes, currants,
gooseberries and fruit trees. 4 is very
beneficial.
There is no bitter place for lows of
c%urrant, g%ooseberry, raspberry Or black
berry bushes than along the fence in the
yard. The fence gives good support to
the vines, which, if tied to it, arc easily
picked.
Some philosopher says the young far
mer who spends in rich living, show,
etc, all he makes the first year he begins
life on his own account. will be apt to
continue in the same line as long as he
lives.
Although the short-horn is one of the
largest breeds of cattle. it is stated that
COW of that breed, belonging to Mr..
David Niles. of Pickaway County, Ohio,
gave birth to a calf weighing only eight
pounds. 1t was well developed.
The ingredients of commercial fertil
izers, upon which both their agricultural
and commercial value depend, are nitro
gen, phosphoric acid and potash. Sui
phuric acid aud lime are also always
present in superphosphate in the shape
of plaster.
The first thing to do before storing
corn in the crib is to have the crib rat
proof and we'll protected against beating
Rats will destroy more grain han
the most liberal estimate allows for loss,
and the crib should be so protected as
to prevent them from getting in through
any source.
A ripe, dry onion contains at least
per cent. Of water, and when a
mess of them are together they are
likely to "sweat." And yet, in order to
prese. We onions during the winter. the
great point is to keep them dry. If in
cold climate, it is as well to suffer
them to freeze solid, and stay frozen un-
til wanted in the spring.
The following de cribe the character
lstic points of excellence in any breed of
Face short, fine, and well dished;
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neck short and thick; jowl large; shout
broad and deep; back broad and
straight; ribs we'll al. hid, making the
Eggs broad and strong; hips good length;
thick, full and deep; coat, fine and
soft; legs short, straight and strong.
1t may be uprising to some farmers
be told that filling a ho-se's rack with
lay, as some do, and permitting a con-
tant supply to remain before the animal,
$ one of the most probable means of pro
disease, and the most positive in
endering the animal unfit for fast work. ]
supplies of hay have the effect of !
making the stomach largs and weak. y
everybody knows, too, that the ventiIa- !,
OF the sta lie should be as perfect as g
'ossible, sosthat all the odors and gases Q
will have an opportunity t, escape. 9
II the drinking water be ice-cold it :
viii require the consumption of much '
feed fueD to bring it up to blood
IN the stomach. The ANIMAL taxed =.
digest and assimilate this extra load
tool above that required for the ordi- :
airy opposes of sustaining life and ,
muscle and fat. Would it not :
ay Tor the farmer. in addition to warm l
ables, to have some method of warming
ne water for his flock? Wood and coal ,
certainly cheaper fuel than hay OF /
At least it will pay to give wa.er
'esh from the well, and not allow it to
and until chilled. To allow them to :
rink from a fro en- stream or pond is {
asteful and barbarous.
One may keep ten or twelve fowls
18th profit who could not double or in
eble this number sue essfully, because e er
ith a larger number all the difficulties :
hich arise, such as want of cleanliness, A
Le presence of vcrmin, impure air, and r
OF infection. increase in a much L
rger ratio than does the number in the 81
'ck. But if one has succeeded with a til
nall flock there is no reason why he m
lould not do SO with several flocks. if m
Oh Is kept in just the same manner as =
e original one. Afterward the focks
a.y be enlarged, but as this is the very =
mt on which young poultry raisers fail /
e greatest caution should be observed
adding to the number of fowls kept
ach coop or house or yard.